A conventionally attractive femme person with a face tattoo strikes a traditional 3/4 portrait pose. If her skin were coffee, it would be an oak milk latte. She has eyeliner, mascara, and deep red lipstick, along with other eye and contouring makeup. Her hair is auburn with yellow ochre highlights and burnt umber lowlights. Around her head are cumulus clouds like one might find on the American prairie on a humid day. Why her head is in the clouds is not explained, so it is left to the viewer to provide their own reality and explanation. It is also left to the appreciator of fine detail in fine art to determine the meaning behind the lone teardrop on her face. Is it a literal teardrop? Is it a face tattoo? Is the meaning to be her body count, as in the people she has killed, or some metaphor that is left to the viewer?

Brain Fog

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A conventionally attractive femme person with a face tattoo strikes a traditional 3/4 portrait pose. If her skin were coffee, it would be an oak milk latte. She has eyeliner, mascara, and deep red lipstick, along with other eye and contouring makeup. Her hair is auburn with yellow ochre highlights and burnt umber lowlights. Around her head are cumulus clouds like one might find on the American prairie on a humid day. Why her head is in the clouds is not explained, so it is left to the viewer to provide their own reality and explanation. It is also left to the appreciator of fine detail in fine art to determine the meaning behind the lone teardrop on her face. Is it a literal teardrop? Is it a face tattoo? Is the meaning to be her body count, as in the people she has killed, or some metaphor that is left to the viewer?

2025

14″x17″
Oil Painting on mixed media paper

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